New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-14
CONDITION OF THE PACIFIC ROADS.

COMMISSIONER JoHNsToNs FIGURES DIFFERING
PROM THE coMPANY's sTATfMFNTs.
wAsHrHGToS. Sept. 13.-General Joseph Il. Johnston,
Commissioner OF Railroads. has submitted his annual re-
port the Secretary OF the Interior II gives an account
of the work done on the Union Pacific Railway The re-
port say, that 1898 s7Gc has received from the
sales OF lands granted by the Government the average
price being 81 "a per There 7O592O7 acres,
valued OO4 27O st unsod at the end OF the year
1886 The total funded debt OF the road on December 81
1885, shown have been i15.5oS $50 an increase OF
SII4i5 the preceding December The revenue and
expenditures OF the company for the year ended Deem
ber3I 1885, shows alcarnngs S2414 74o; total
penditures $40. oil. 766 leaving snrpusof sil20974
The earnings OF the cOmpano as given above exceeds
the couIp inys statement by S699 which represents
the earnings from Pullman ears me sxpenaiture On
than The companys statement by S5,sS5,697 the con
strucon the Omaha bridge not being considered by
tie commissioner construction. The amount
given report due the United states, exceeds me
companys statement by Sl4l.746 These changes were
made ia accordance with decisions OF the supreme
Court ., ,ooo
IL given as $50 400 1877, which Is decrease OF
Si.7OO. the preceding December The capital
stock the company heng e6Os6s3O the total STOCK
and debt amount 036s.2i7 The assets are gwen
as S257 592s2 net increase over last year OF ~
$40 From the above IL appears mat me surplus Oh we
company al the end Of the calendar year was 90
573 against 1921 .O5l OF the year before. me
estimated amount found due the Government on last
years account the Union division Is given as fol-
lows
6n"balf OF amoant Of 340
The applicable to sinking iund..--...-'--- S1oi
ro,,, si7.727
Tho estimated amount due from the Kansas division Is
sl32 O52 making total from both divsionso OF S9i971
Reporis of tho Treasury Department show settled ac-
conn and money paid into the Treasury. December 81.
1856 amounting S22.0O3.05G or S4oGG7O less than
tue amount claimed by the company.
The report OF the Central Racine tha tue company
has acquired by patent 24O25S4 acres OF land ana SOFA
2.OsG. Js4 acres, and have received from AL sales
s7.3lSI7s There still 3lJSOO acres owned Inc
otal amount OF capital issued Is S6SOOOOOO, an
increase during the year OF SJ,39l.2O Inc FUNDED
debt <0l 6g7 200. The for the last calendar
year was 81 o. O52 iis and the surplus was S953.y92
Pacific panics, the report states that the United
states Treasurer has S692l,GoS TO the credit OF the
Union Pacific d S402 947 10 the credit OF the Central
Pacific There remained In the United States Treasury
81 1856. uninvested S736o4 to the credit or
tho Union Pacfnc and s23I39S4 70 the credit OF tue
Central Pacific The amount found TO be due 10 the oeS-
erpmcnt for the year 1885 Is S4is.27l. ~ J.,
debt OF the sioux city and Pacific Railroad Is
81 2s3 $50. OF which S2o6j4O0 Il capital STOCK The
assets are J.s23s36 leaving deficit ot VI ioSSoo
Central branch. Union Pacific road leased 10 INC
Missouri Pacific. For the year ended December 81:
1856. IL received from the sale OF lands S3o3o2 ana
there are outstanding time sales S79372 The total
debt IL s6,s36479. which includes @lOOOOoO captai
stock. The assets arc Si.933.s7s.
Northern Pacific Railroad. The company operates SVSI
miles road. The total debt Is $50 l5slS4 and me
CAPITAL stock Ss6 1885, 766. Tho total assets are Slf3
100 900. leaving surplus OF ST. S5,06S.
The report Is submitted witho 1t recommendation OF
Comment